October Rides

[rebeccaC]

Beautiful autumn scene shootingstar…
I should have been working the last hour but I kept needing to read more of your wordpress site….

[emily_in_nc]

Beautiful photo, shooting star!

No riding here today...we are having torrential rain and lots of wind. Here is a photo from my walk earlier, prior to the rain beginning again.

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[rebeccaC]

lots of wind according to those palm trees....i'd be thinking about a great tail wind ride ...even with a good rain

Did a ride to the watts community action center in south central L.A. for a coordination meeting in preparation of the start of sex trafficking prevention and intervention programs at the center. A strong and positive interaction with community based people with hearts of understanding and compassion. 52 miles total and a happy soul the entire ride/day

Statue of the ‘Mother of Humanity’ at the center. Working to heal, promote peace, speak truth and having the heart and courage to take strong fearless action with reverence and respect.....a fitting symbol for the center

[salsabike]

rebeccaC, your ride, its purpose, and this picture all made my day. Thanks.

[rebeccaC]

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[Crankin]

Today's ride truly felt like a November ride. High is 44 degrees. It was sunny when we left home to go to the condo to measure some closets. Sunny, with a breeze. Had on heated gloves, mid weight tights, winter Assos jacket with a thermal jersey, and a short sleeved base layer. Wore my winter shoes, too. It was just about right. My core was heating up, just as we arrived; since this is the first day in weeks my sinuses don't hurt (meds are working), I did not want to feel chilled. Did our work, and rode right home. Nice and flat, except for the climb up to my house. I swear, on the way back, the sky looked like snow is coming. We actually might have some flurries tonight, it's going to be 25. My legs felt good, but I didn't try too hard. Only 15.5 miles.

[emily_in_nc]

Crankin, a Facebook friend of mine in Vermont posted snow photos this morning. It was so strange to this NC gal to see snow in the same photos with fall foliage. Normally in NC, the trees (other than pines) are bare by the time snow falls.

Rebecca, I know, I love a good tailwind too, but there were deep puddles everywhere (Mexican roads have terrible drainage), and we could see on the radar that it was about to pour again. About 30 mins. after I took these photos, it was coming down in sheets. If you would have ridden in those conditions, you are much tougher than I!

Here's an example of a street just down from us:

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